CONTRIBUTORS

MEGAN DAVIS

(“The truth about truth-telling”, p.10) is a Cobble Cobble woman from Queensland, a pro vice-chancellor and professor of law at UNSW, and a member of the Referendum Council.

ALAN ATKINSON

(“The central issue”, p.12) is an Australian historian and the author of The Europeans in Australia.

BRONWYN ADCOCK

(“Declaration of independents”, p.15) is a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in The Griffith Review and The Saturday Paper and on the ABC. She is the author of Currowan.

KIERAN PENDER

(“Dung deal”, p.17) is a writer and lawyer. He is an honorary lecturer at the Australian National University College of Law.

REBECCA HUNTLEY

(“Culture capture”, p.20) is one of Australians foremost researchers on social trends. She is the author of numerous books, including How To Talk About Climate Change in a Way that Makes a Difference.

NOEL PEARSON

(“Neoliberalism and its discontents”, p.34) is policy adviser to Cape York Partnership. His new book is Mission: Essays, Speeches & Ideas.

MARK MCKENNA

(“The stunted country”, p.38) is a professor of history at the University of Sydney. His books include An Eye for Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark.

HARRY WINDSOR

(“On Her Majesty’s secret disservice”, p.46) is a Sydney-based writer.

KEELY JOBE

(“Penguin classics”, p.56) is a PHD candidate at the University of Tasmania. She lives by the sea on lutruwita/tasmania’s east coast.

NAM LE

(“Abbotsford I”, p.62) is a writer based in Melbourne.

RUSSELL MARKS

(“Homemade algorithm ”, p.66) is a lawyer and an honorary research associate at La Trobe University. He is the author of Crime and Punishment: Offenders and Victims in a Broken Justice System.

PAUL KELLY

(“Oh, carols!”, p.72) is an Australian musician. His books include the memoir How To

Make Gravy and the poetry anthology Love Is Strong as Death, just released in a new paperback edition.

SHANNON BURNS

(“Final sentence”, p.76) is a freelance writer and critic from Adelaide.

OSMAN FARUQI

(“New kid on the block”, p.80) is the host of podcast, and the editor of 7am.

The Culture SHANE DANIELSEN

(“The Bond market”, p.84) is a screenwriter and former artistic director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

OSLO DAVIS

(“In light of recent events”, p.90) is an illustrator and artist.

GORKIE

(cover) is Sarah Nagorcka, a Melbourne-based illustrator and artist.